diff --git a/libavcodec/bonk.c b/libavcodec/bonk.c
index 1a7a063c0d..2b2e202428 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bonk.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bonk.c
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ static int intlist_read(BonkContext *s, int *buf, int entries, int base_2_part)
         }
 
         if (step < 256) {
-            if (step == 0)
-                return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
             step = 65536 / step;
             dominant = !dominant;
         }